Article 5

Seed potatoes intended to be exported to the Union shall have been subject to legislative, administrative or other arrangements to ensure:

1. (a)

   direct supervision and control by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency of:

   1. (i)

      the sampling process, i.e. the collection, tagging and sealing;

   2. (ii)

      the labelling system through appropriate label accountability procedures, so that for each lot of seed potatoes within each consignment shipped to the Union a numbered label is used and stitched on the bags separately from the certification labels;

   3. (iii)

      the relevant colour code corresponding to a specified importer in the importing Member State;

2. (b)

   that at the time of loading the vessel, two sealed bags of seed potatoes of each lot shipped to the Union are kept aside and stored under the supervision and control of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, at least until the results of the examinations referred to in Article 10 are completed;

3. (c)

   that the lots are kept isolated in all operations including transport, at least until delivery to the premises of the importers referred to in Article 7.